When asked about herself, Laura Donovan says “two things run in
my blood–hiking and teaching.” Several years ago, after moving up
to New York, Laura found herself teaching music in the schools
during the week and traversing the hiking trails of the Adirondacks
during her weekends.

Regina Reiter is an incredible woman
who shows us all what it is like to take an unhappy event and use
it to completely change her life. Through the loss of a
job, Regina found herself at
somewhat of a crossroads in her life. She had heard of the
Appalachian Trail, and this tiny little seed of an idea began to
take...

JudyGross,
aka Lightheart, spent her whole life in the outdoors, hiking and
enjoying the trail. She raised a couple of Eagle Scouts, putting in
trail miles right alongside them, and throughout her adulthood,
while she became a nurse and simultaneously studied sewing and
design, she was hitting the trails.

About the Podcast

In the Trail Dames Podcast we speak with "women who like to dance upon this earth." We are a supportive group of women hikers. Some will make you laugh, some may make you cry, but all will inspire you to join us and dance upon this earth.